baron
noun
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
barons
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pluralof baron.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In 1826, young Benjamin Disraeli popularized the word “millionaire” to describe the new industrial barons in his novel “Vivian Grey.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Clark did not outline how a "brake pedal" for AI research and development could be created, but drew a parallel between AI and the oil boom and barons of the turn of the last century.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
It’s a concept historically antithetical to California, long boosted as the land of today and tomorrow by everyone from the Mission fathers to orange barons, developers to politicians.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
This was the age of robber barons like John D. Rockefeller, whose Standard Oil was a business “trust” comprising dozens of companies in numerous vertically linked industries.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
It was mainly the wealthier Europeans who became land barons, plantation owners, and successful businessmen in the colonies.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
